Brain’s prefrontal cortex conducts symphony of social players
A brain region that orchestrates responses to social cues and aids decision-making may be off tempo in autism.
A brain region that orchestrates responses to social cues and aids decision-making may be off tempo in autism.
Three distinct categories of traits best characterize autism, according to a study of more than 6,000 children.
Consuming Lactobacillus reuteri, a gut microbe found in yogurt and breast milk, may enhance social interactions in three mouse models of autism.
Getting an autism diagnosis can be difficult for many adults, due to the dearth of reliable tests, high costs and bureaucracy.
To understand another person’s point of view, children with autism may need to actively suppress their own.
Parents may speak to their autistic children using fewer words and less complex sentences than do parents of typical children, which in turn shapes the children’s language skills.
Autism and schizophrenia co-occur significantly more often than would be expected by chance, according to an analysis of nearly 2 million people.
The first monkey with a mutation in SHANK3, a top autism gene, is nearly 3; it spends its days circling its cage rather than interacting with other monkeys.
An autonomous robotic ‘rat’ may offer novel insights into the social responses of its warm-blooded counterparts.
Rhesus macaques that are drawn to other monkeys’ faces in videos also tend to be highly social with their peers.